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Good poop or bad poop?

Alyssaer

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I’m a New Guinea pig owner so I’m really not sure if I should be worried or not. He is going for a checkup on Monday (in like 2 days) but is this an emergency? His poop is kinda stinky and has turned a weird marble color. He has had a little runny nose and sneeze but I haven’t seen any of those symptoms today. Please let me know. Thanks!
 

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This is a helpful website Guinea Pig Poop Chart Although it doesn't cover christmas light poop which is a line of poops connected by a mucus like string and that means gut issues.

Your piggy poops look pretty good. You want them to be mostly uniform. Not too dry and not too wet. Those look like healthy poos.
 
They look ok to me too.
To make sure poop stays healthy, make sure the diet is a good one.

Make sure he has access to lots of fresh hay all the time.
Introduce any new veggies slowly so as to not cause a tummy upset. Veg is one cup per pig per day.
Pellets should be kept limited to just one tablespoon per pig per day and not left with access to pellets constantly. Too many pellets are not healthy for them.

Long Term Balanced General And Special Needs Guinea Pig Diets
 
Healthy as poops go! Those poops are enormous... maybe a little too big... but who am I to judge! My guys have firm small pellets and every once in a while a nice diarrhea looking white poop... (I think thay comes from the one that's just starting to learn what veg is) mine are just about 5 months old now...
 
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